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I have a few friends who are deeply invested and very involved in animal rescue and animal shelter work.  I was cruising past some updates on Facebook the other day and thought, “I’m glad for them.  It would never occur to me to worry about a cat.” 

I lose actual sleep over the thought of people being hungry.  The idea that there are people (and especially children and the elderly) who dwell in chronic hunger lives under my skin and motivates a lot of what I do (quietly–I don’t tell you everything I do!), and a lot of the way I see the world.  My worry meter is maxed out by hungry elderly and children, and cats escape unnoticed.

I am so glad for people who care passionately about cats and dogs, and horses and pigs, and lizards and birds.  And I am glad for people who care passionately about ice caps and global warming, and air and water quality, and sustainability.  And I am glad for people who care passionately about finding cures for diseases, and improving medications, and creating artificial limbs.  And I am glad for people who care passionately about a thousand other very real needs, which I care about peripherally and nominally in general.

I am glad for those people because while I am focused on fixing what I think is broken, they are focused on fixing things that I would never get around to noticing needed attention. 

I do believe that if we search out where our deepest compassion lies, we will find our personal passions for change, and if we apply action to those passions, we can make big differences in small ways.

So, my hat is off to you Animal People.  Thanks for taking care of the furry guys.  Do you need anything to eat? 😉

I read the phrase, “sometimes a fart brings a friend,” the other day, and haven’t been able to get it out of my 12-year-old brain.  So I wrote it a song.

Sometimes a fart brings a friend

A little extra something coming out your back end

So beware when you toot

That solids don’t follow suit

and you’ll always have airtime to spend

Just keep in mind, with your behind

That sometimes a fart brings a friiiieeeeend!

Our staycation comes to an end this evening.  It’s been a nice week of doing nothing much of anything, but I’m honestly ready to go back to work.  By Wednesday I could hardly stand myself, and was so happy to have a cake to make that it is a little embarrassing.  B and Thor both had birthdays during our time off, and Thor had his big birthday party yesterday.

Every year since age 2, we have gone to Chuck E. Cheese, but this year, Thor asked to go roller skating.  You know that was a big yes for me!  Where else can you unabashedly enjoy disco music?  Granted, I did struggle not to be THAT mom, but I got my skate time in for sure.  I also busted my butt in a lovely comic pratfall.  Both skates straight up in the air, both arms straight up in the air, and landed squarely on my back and one wrist.  At least it was entertaining for those who saw it.

I love roller skating.  I think Thor and I are going to have to go do it more often.

I sometimes avoid popular tv shows because I am afraid they will turn out to be Two and a Half Men.  What usually happens is that we don’t watch something until it’s going into its third season, or so, then we watch all the episodes in a month.  We’ve just done that with Modern Family, a bandwagon I was afraid to jump on because it looked silly.  Well, I love that show.

It is kind, and funny, and sweet, and hits awfully close to home–especially when electronics are involved.

If you haven’t watched before, you should.